Fortifications Collection (page 3)

The Bock fortifications, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
The Bock rocks and fortifications, with the Alzette River below, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Date: 1902

General view of the ruins of Palmyra, Syria
General view of the ruins of Palmyra, heritage site in Syria. Date: circa 1920

Camajore, Tuscany, Italy
" A picturesque litte rectangular town, retaining much of its medieval fortifications and several gates." Date: 1904

Antibes, France
Showing the fortifications erected by Vauban in 1691, and the coast towards Nice. " Antibes, where the rock is low, surrounded herself with elaborate walls long before Vaubans fort was made

Bastions of Sangallo, Nettuno, Italy. Date: 1927

Old Round Tower, Fort Snelling, near St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Old Round Tower, Fort Snelling (previously known as Fort Saint Anthony), near St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Date: early 20th century

View of Acre, Galilee, Northern Israel
View of the city and harbour of Acre, Galilee, Northern Israel, from the ramparts of the fort. Date: 1920s

Europa Pass Gate, Europa Point, Gibraltar. Date: circa 1910

Grand Casemates Gates, Gibraltar
Grand Casemates Gates (formerly Waterport Gate), Gibraltar. Date: circa 1910

Southport Gates, Gibraltar
Two of the three Southport Gates, Gibraltar. These are the new (left) and old (right) city gates, constructed in 1883 and 1552 respectively, with various coats of arms on them

Paris, France - Petit Chatelet. Date: 1782

Paris, France - La Bastille. Date: 1649

Paris, France - Bastille. Date: circa 1600

Albi, France - Archbishops palace Date: circa 1850s

Abbadia, France - Castle
Abbadia, France - View from the Castle Date: 1897

Paris, France - Portes Saint Antoine and Saint Honore
Paris, France - Two old fortified gates - Portes Saint Antoine and Saint Honore. Date: circa 18th century

Fortified costal towns, 1915
A few hints to the enemy: fortified costal towns which are likely next to be attacked. Bexhill, Blackpool, Bognor, Clacton

Bombardment of Fort Boncelles and Fort Barchon
The German bombardment of Fort de Boncelles and Fort de Barchon in August 1914 as seen from the British Vice-Consuls (J. Byron Dolphin) garden in Li觥, Belgium

Hong Kong Defence
A site in Hong Kong is blasted so that it may be redeveloped with new fortifications and facilities for military reinforcements in anticipation of Japanese attack

Island of Heligoland by G. H. Davis
Refortified for prestige : Heligoland, of no strategical value. A detailed drawing of the fingerpost to Germanys only western sea outlet: the tiny island of Heligoland

The War: Fortifications in Paris
Map showing the fortifications in Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. Date: 1870

Medieval fortifications, France
Four examples of French medieval fortifications, with two plans

Peking city wall
A city wall (and watchtower?) of Peking (now Beijing), China, around 1911. Date: C.1911

Italy Pavia
Pavia, on the Ticino, in the seventeenth century : the fortifications were much needed during the periodic battles and sieges. Date: 17th century

France Cherbourg
Sinking caissons in Cherbourg harbour earlier in the century; published in 1794, this print reflects English interest in the French fortifications. Date: 1735

Rumeli Hisari on the European Side of the Bosphorus, Turkey
The Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II 1451-1452 prior to his conquering of Constantinople. The castle was completed in 4 months

Fortified Village - Yemen. Date: circa 1908

Thessaloniki, Greece - Panoramic View with Ramparts
Thessaloniki, Greece - Panoramic View featuring the Ramparts of the Old Town and two rather unusual inset photographs showing a group of four Ottoman Turkish soldiers

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Ramparts. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Old City Walls and Heptapyrgion
A Hello from Thessaloniki - inset view of Old Thessaloniki with the old City Walls and Heptapyrgion (Citadel). Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Quarter and Citadel
WW1-era - Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Quarter and Citadel. Date: 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Cafe behind the Ramparts - Old City Citadel on the hilltop. Date: circa 1910s

Cairo, Egypt - The Saladin Citadel and the Mosque
Some lovely 1920s cars parked close to the The Saladin Citadel of Cairo on Mokattam hill near the centre of Cairo, Egypt. The El Azab Gate can be seen (centre)

Southport Gates - Gibraltar, Channel Islands - located in the Charles V Wall, one of the 16th century fortifications of Gibraltar. Date: circa 1907

Fort Charlotte, Nassau, The Bahamas - guarding the western entrance to the harbour. Date: circa 1940

En route to Constantinople -WWI
Propaganda postcard from early WWI era, showing British and French navy vessels aproaching (and assaulting) the walls of Constantinople, Turkey. Date: 1915

Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight - The Gatehouse Arch
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England - The Gatehouse Arch Date: circa 1930s

Pioneer Regiment entrenching in France - WWI
A Pioneer Regiment - British Army combatant corps used for light engineering tasks - dig trenches on the Western Front - WWI. Date: circa 1915

ROSSELLI, Matteo (1578-1650). Fortifications of San Miniato. 1615. ITALY. Florence. Buonaroti House. Episode in the life of Michelangelo. Baroque art. Oil on canvas

The city of Teheran from the Ispahan Road
A view of Teheran. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821

Cape of Good Hope. Book: An account of a voyage to New South Wales by George Barrington, superintendant of the convicts; to which is prefixed a detail of his life, trials, speeches, &c. &c

Lieutenant General Sir John Burgoyne GCB. Inspector General of Fortifications. Lieutenant General Sir John Burgoyne, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, hands behind him

Capture of El Caney, El Paso & fortifications of Santiago. Date c1898 July 22. Capture of El Caney, El Paso & fortifications of Santiago. Date c1898 July 22

Castello d Arco, Lake Garda, Italy
The ruined fortifications of Castello d Arco at Arco on the shore of Lake Garda, Italy Date: circa 1910s

Defence towers of the Solovetsky Kremlin
Russia, Solovky Islands, Solovetsky. Defence towers of the Solovetsky Kremlin. 2010

Title page and frontispiece, Colonization of New Zealand
Title page and frontispiece, The British Colonization of New Zealand. Depicting a Maori warrior in the foreground, with a native fort on a hill in the background. 1837

Driving from the eighth tee at the Royal Malta Golf Club
The Malta links have nine holes and surround the fortifications. Date: 11th April 1903

The Ramparts of the Casbah - Tangiers, Morocco Date: circa 1930s

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